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About Jafarpur Village

Jafarpur is a mid sized village in Amnour tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,261, made up of 621 males and 640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77 hectares hectares.

Jafarpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Jafarpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Amnour
Area (hectares) 77 hectares
Population 1,261
Male Population 621
Female Population 640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Jafarpur compares

By the 2011 count Jafarpur is the 59th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents. Its 77 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Jafarpur

The census records public bus service for Jafarpur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Jafarpur from other places

Jafarpur lies about 37 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Baragopal, about 9.4 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Jafarpur
Nearest railway station Baragopal 9.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Amnour 14 km
Nearest town Marhaura 14 km
District headquarters Saran 37 km

Villages closest to Jafarpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Amnour tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Jafarpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Jafarpur village had a population of 1,261. That makes it the 59th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,706 residents.

Jafarpur village has 621 males and 640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Jafarpur has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Jafarpur covers 77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Jafarpur falls under Amnour tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Jafarpur is Baragopal, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Jafarpur.

Jafarpur is about 37 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Jafarpur is in Amnour tehsil of Saran district. Baragopal is about 9.4 km away. Amnour is about 14 km away. Marhaura is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajupur (under 2 km), Jogini (under 2 km) and Parsa (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Jafarpur today is likely to be higher.

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